Poll: Public not misled on Benghazi

A majority of Americans do not think the Obama administration intentionally misled the public about the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, but they are dissatisfied with the president’s handling of the issue, according to a new poll out Wednesday.

Fifty-six percent of respondents said President Barack Obama was not misleading in the aftermath of the attack, which left four American officials — including the U.S. ambassador to Libya — dead in September, the CNN poll said. Forty percent answered that the president had been misleading, and four percent had no opinion, the poll said.

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The poll comes the same day three State Department officials, including the agency’s security chief, resigned their posts. The move follows an independent review on the attack, which was made public Tuesday, that slammed the State Department for inadequate security but did not suggest any official disciplinary action.

The poll also showed 50 percent said they were dissatisfied with the administration’s handling of the Benghazi attack, while 43 percent they were satisfied and seven percent had no opinion.

The CNN poll was conducted on Dec. 17-18, included telephone interviews with 620 adults and has a margin of error of plus/minus four percent.

Senate Republicans, who have strongly focused on the Benghazi issue in recent months, are still hoping to hear from Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, who could not testify after falling ill and suffering a concussion last week.

So let me get this straight, the video was not to blame never was, Clinton lied, President Coward lied, Rice lied and the moron voters don't believe they were intentionally misled? Is it any doubt now why this clown was re-elected?

A majority of Americans do not think the Obama administration intentionally misled the public about the deadly attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi, Libya, but they are dissatisfied with the president’s handling of the issue, according to a new poll out Wednesday.

Seems a fair assessment of the Benghazi attack.

Three resignations also seems to be an appropriate response to security failures in the State Department.

So let me get this straight, the video was not to blame never was, Clinton lied, President Coward lied, Rice lied and the moron voters don't believe they were intentionally misled? Is it any doubt now why this clown was re-elected?

Mikey 123 - Obviously you don't know what you are talking about.....unless you are privy to information the Independent Investigation could not uncover. It's over. Now please STFU.

... and, as with many of the attacks on USA interests over the years, the dust settles and we move on. The country is better off putting things behind us, yet there are those (among writers here) who are so hateful that they can't let go.

And by refusing to accept that, in a dangerous world with many interests other than our own trying different ways to attack us, the critics foster dissent and give ammo to the opposition.

Sure, rag on and rag on and make yourself feel good about criticizing the administration. And know that you're traitorous by doing so. Dolts.

of course public opinion doesn't matter to wingers when it runs counter to thier positions- they just ignore it as we've seen on the president's jobs initiative, energy policy, balanced approach to solving fiscal issues, tax rate hikes on the wealthy, banning assault weapons & high capacity mags/clips, women's health care issues and the list goes on.

of course amb strevens should have never been there- the "out post" wasn't an embassy, it wasn't a consulate, it wasn't a "diplomatic mission", it was a "mission" ran by the CIA in efforts to track down looted weapons after the fall of gaddafi- that's pretty much what is contained in the "classified" portions of the brief/report and touched upon today by senator bob corker talking to andrea mitchell. there was no need for large "foot print" security when you're trying to gain intel. no one knows and i donbt we'll ever know why the amb sought to go there that particular day given the outbreaks taking place in other ME areas.

We can add these idiotic polls to the ever growing list of What's wrong with this new country. They say you can never go home again but at 71 I'd sure like to think that someday before I die I could get a glimpse o the f former U.S. I grew up in.